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Domingo’s house is due to be expropriated to make way for the construction of a highway. But his land hides a secret—the ghost of his deceased wife visits him within the mist. Domingo is sure he will never give up his land, even if that means resorting to violence.
The town 65-year-old Domingo lives in is being threatened by thugs hired by a developer to expel its inhabitants and pave the way for the construction of a mega highway. But his land hides a secret—the ghost of his deceased wife who visits him within the mist. Domingo is sure he will never give up his land, even if that means resorting to violence.

Credits

Director
Ariel Escalante Meza
Screenwriter
Ariel Escalante Meza
Producer
Felipe Zúñiga, Julio Hernández Cordón, Nicolás Wong Diaz, Gabriela Fonseca
Cast
Carlos Ureña - Sylvia Sossa - Aris Vindas - Esteban Brenes Serrano

About the Director

Ariel Escalante Meza
Ariel Escalante Meza graduated in Political Science from Universidad de Costa Rica and in Cinema from Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV) in Cuba and Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. ‘The Sound of Things’, his debut film, won the Kommersant Weekend Prize at the Moscow Film Festival in 2016 and represented Costa Rica for the Academy Awards and Goya Awards in 2018. He is a Be